Hello fellow golfers,
I don't know if this question has been answered before, but i appreciate as much feedback i get.
After I haven't played any golf in 8 years i decided to dust off my golf clubs and start playing again. I've been playing on daily basis again since a couple of weeks and I can see my game improving rapidly. My short game is pretty solid for a player of my level and I'm currently working on my shot consistency. The biggest bottleneck I face at this moment is the length in all of my shots. On the shorter PAR-3 holes i have no problems reaching Par, but when it comes to the longer par-4 and par-5 holes i struggle because of my shot distance. With my 6-iron I get around 165 yards, but i know players who can reach 190 with a 7-iron. Now I know that they are much better and that I should focus on myself, but gaining some extra yardage would be nice.
So my question is: How much do you think a novice golfer can improve in distance over what period of time with day-to-day practise? Is there any good practise drill you can think of to help improve me?
I do understand this is next to impossible to answer since every player is different and other factors like technique come into play. But I was hoping somebody might have some sort of rule of thumb or have experience with this.
Thank you very much for your effort!